A Northwestern University research team has developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer…
Ferromagnetic nanoparticle systems show promise for ultrahigh-speed spintronics
In the future, ultrahigh-speed spintronics will require ultrafast coherent magnetization reversal within a picosecond—one-trillionth of a…
Shrimp claw inspires new method of underwater plasma generation
Texas A&M University researchers are looking to nature for inspiration in developing a new method of…
What Americans know about science
There are substantial differences among Americans when it comes to knowledge and understanding of science and…
Being a woman in ancient Egypt: A hidden history of changing rights
Women's rights in ancient Egypt were better before the 4th century BC than during the Greco-Roman…
How social media dethroned Hollywood
Hollywood's power as a global entertainment machine is far from dead and buried but it has…
Climate change: Global impacts ‘accelerating’ – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization says that the physical and financial impacts of global warming are speeding…
What’s in this plant? The best automated system for finding potential drugs
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a new…
ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/28/2019
Team Task Switching (TTS): Today the crew completed a TTS survey. The objective of the TTS…
The Lunar Geophysical Network Mission
Abstract: Overarching Principles: Must be better than Apollo (coverage, duration, instrument performance); Learn from the Apollo…